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Postponement definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POSTPO'NEMENT, n. The act of deferring to a future time; temporary delay of business.
POSTP0'NENCE, n. Dislike. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait]
2: act of putting off to a future time [syn: postponement, deferment, deferral]

Merriam Webster's

noun see postpone

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Postponement Post*pone"ment, n. The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(postponements) The postponement of an event is the act of delaying it happening or arranging for it to take place at a later time than originally planned. The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held. N-VAR: oft N of n